For Release 3.0, the planned asset retirement date (on the first screen of the asset master record) is interpreted by the standard report for depreciation simulation/forecast. It can be determined, by means of a corresponding indicator in the entry screen of the report, that depreciation values are simulated only until the planned asset retirement date of the respective fixed assets. With retirement during the fiscal year, the system also simulates the depreciation proportionally only until the asset retirement date.